Apple’s Support for Right to Repair Opens Doors in Many States

Right-to-repair supporters are increasingly bullish about their chances of advancing legislation in states nationwide after Apple unexpectedly got behind a California bill that cleared a key hurdle last week.

Final approval of the proposal (SB 244)—expected this fall—will make the Golden State the latest to pass a law requiring that electronics companies to loosen control over the parts and technical know-how necessary to fix their products.

“It’ll make a difference, not just in Missouri, but in a lot of the states that either have bills in the hopper or where colleagues are thinking about filing bills,” said Missouri ...